THE ONE THAT GOES BIG AND BOLD, COVERING EVERYTHING FROM PARIS TO THE PYRAMIDS

Two week holidays are for the time poor, and that ain't you. A month and a half will jive you through an entire Europe guidebook. From Serbia to Switzerland & Istanbul to Amsterdam, you're about to cover some serious ground. With included flights and ferries and enough activities to take your breath away, this is nothing short of a trip of a lifetime. And it's all topped off with a trip to the exotic lands of Egypt.

For 45 incredible nights, you'll be sleeping in some of the coolest and most diverse accommodation you'll ever encounter. Spend 2 nights in Contiki's own French Château, 2 in our Austrian Gasthof, 2 in our Swiss Chalet, 6 in our cosy village cabins, 22 in hotels, 8 in funky hostels, 1 aboard a ferry and 1 on a sleeper train.

69included Meals

24 Dinner, 44 Breakfast, 1 Picnic Lunch

Wrap your taste buds around an abundance of scrumptious cuisines. As well as favourites like hearty Italian pasta and Spanish paella, you'll also sample unique offerings like Serbian sour chicken soup and Egyptian ful medames. Breakfast is on us every day, as well as 1 picnic lunch and 24 dinners.

Team

Expert Trip Manager, Driver and Local Guides

A highly trained Trip Manager who brings your adventure to life. An expert driver who knows foreign roads better than Google Maps. Local Guides who make tourist traps a thing of the past. This is your team. Smart, friendly, fun, and integral to everything we do.

Transport

All transport included during the trip

Included in your trip is transport across Europe on our fleet of comfy, state of the art coaches. They're kitted out with all the necessities: USB charge points, WiFi, Air Con and a rocking sound system. You bring the other essentials, like tunes, friendships and stories from the night before.

Your group

Travel with other 18-35 year olds from around the world

Our trips are exclusively 18-35. This means you'll be travelling with people just like you, from all over the world- laughter and friendships always guaranteed. For the Greek Island Hopping portion of this trip, you’ll join a smaller, selected group of travellers from your main Contiki crew.

Experiences

55 included, 32 optional that you can add

From the cobbled laneways of Paris to the deserts of Egypt, you'll be treated to the best every city has to offer. Think exploring ancient ruins in Greece, snaking through Venetian canals on a private boat and sailing the River Nile on a traditional felucca.

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London

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Dover

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Calais

3

3 nights

Paris

2

2 nights

Beaujolais

2

2 nights

Barcelona

via

via

Arles

2

2 nights

French Riviera

via

via

Monaco

2

2 nights

Venice

via

via

Pisa

2

2 nights

Florence

via

via

Vatican City

2

2 nights

Rome

via

via

Pompeii

via

via

Bari

1

1 night

Overnight Adriatic Ferry

2

2 nights

Corfu

via

via

Corinth Canal

1

1 night

Athens

1

1 night

Cairo

via

via

Giza

2

2 nights

Aswan

1

1 night

Luxor

1

1 night

Red Sea

1

1 night

Cairo

1

1 night

Athens

via

via

Thermopylae

1

1 night

Kavala

via

via

Troy

1

1 night

Canakkale

via

via

Gallipoli

3

3 nights

Istanbul

1

1 night

Sofia

1

1 night

Belgrade

2

2 nights

Budapest

1

1 night

Vienna

via

via

Mauthausen

2

2 nights

Austrian Tyrol

1

1 night

Munich

via

via

Liechtenstein

via

via

Lucerne

2

2 nights

Swiss Alps

via

via

Heidelberg

1

1 night

Rhine Valley

via

via

Edam

2

2 nights

Amsterdam

via

via

Belgium

via

via

Calais

via

via

Dover

London

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Jontelle Herbert

Traveled Oct 2018

INCREDIBLE

This trip is amazing, we literally saw the best Europe had to offer over 45 days with the most incredible bunch of people. You do spend quite a lot of time on the bus and sometimes we didn't have the longest time in a city but that's what has to happen if you want to see 18 countries in 45 days!
Egypt was the highlight of my trip, the amount we saw and did in 7 days was crazy, such an amazing, historic country. Also had the best TM Scott and driver Ivan that we could have asked for, they really made the trip that much better! Would definitely do it again. #teamEGYPT #teampink

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Mikaela Murphy

Traveled Oct 2018

Ultimate European plus Greek Islands

Brilliant, trip of a lifetime

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Anonymous

Traveled Oct 2018

Trip of a Lifetime Doesn't Begin to Sum it Up!

I felt that I got my money's worth for what I paid for the trip. Certainly there were a few tweeks and/or enhancements that I think might be worthwhile considering, but overall I was very satisfied with my experience.

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Shivana Seemungal-Dass

Traveled Oct 2018

Great

Expensive for quality of some accommodation.

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Anonymous

Traveled Oct 2018

Ultimate European plus Greek Islands

Everything was perfect!!!

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Anonymous

Traveled Oct 2018

Ultimate European plus Greek Islands

Totally worth the money ????????????????????

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Anonymous

Traveled Sep 2018

Ultimate European plus Greek Islands

It was allgoods ae far pretty churr

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Anonymous

Traveled Sep 2018

Good trip with great people

Well worth the money spent

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Natalie Ritter

Traveled Sep 2018

Ultimate European plus Greek Islands

The Contiki tour that I attended was not value for money as the included food and accommodation was sub standard. The information provided was misleading and was highly disappointing when I started the trip.

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Anonymous

Traveled Aug 2018

Trip of a lifetime

Got exactly what you paid for.

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Taylor Parkes

Traveled Aug 2018

Incredible, life changing

Out of all the trips the 45 days would have to be the best it gives you a bit more down time in more places and also allows you to get a taste of almost all of Europe. The price is also incredibley cheap and once you go on a trip with Contiki you will understand why. The friends and memories you will make are all things that will last a lifetime. Can you really put a price tag on something that gives you a lifetime experience?

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Caitlin Niddrie

Traveled Aug 2018

Ultimate European plus Greek Islands

Poor value for money, nothing included and don’t advertise that you need to pay around another $1500 for add ons.. nothing is actually included

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Nicolas Millington

Traveled Aug 2018

Ultimate European plus Egypt

Price was about right for what we got

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Laura Millis

Traveled Aug 2018

Best experience ever

Didn’t feel like a budget trip and the amount of things and experience we had for the money were well worth it

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Christina Moore

Traveled Jul 2018

Trip of a life time!

I’ve already recommended this trip to friends, it included all the best possible places and was all for a good long of time too

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Benjamin Hatfield

Traveled Jul 2018

Ultimate European plus Greek Islands

Good time. Lots of citys and adventures definitely a good qay to experience most of Europe at a fast pace.

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Jessica Stacey

Traveled Jul 2018

Ultimate European plus Greek Islands

Best experience of my life, so worth the money. Easiest and cheapest way to travel and the friends I made were incredible

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Anonymous

Traveled Jul 2018

Ultimate European plus Greek Islands

Great trip and great people. Everyone was helpful at Contiki sites

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Blaine Holt

Traveled Jul 2018

Ultimate European plus Greek Islands

Everything was great until our final stay in Amsterdam where we were put in a **** hole with bed bugs, whilst other shorter and cheaper tours stayed at the generator....put a sour taste at the end of an amazing trip